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  One day a rich man took his son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show his son how the poor lived so he could be thankful__36__his wealth.

  They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of__37__would be considered a very poor family.

  On their return the father asked his son__38__(explain) what he had learnt. The boy, who had remained silent and deep in thought on the journey home，__39__(reply) in a way that shocked his

father.

  The boy said he wanted to become a farmer. He envied the farmers who had the beautiful night stars to give them light__40__his family had only expensive lanterns. His wish was to have a farm__41__he could go swimming in an endless river instead of the garden pool in their home. Finally he asked his father, “What makes us__42__(safe), large walls around our house or friends that will protect us？”

The boy finished by saying，“__43__the trip I thought we were rich but today I learnt who is truly rich.”__44__this the boy got up and walked away, leaving his father sitting on their comfortable sofa, totally__45__(speech)．

【回答】

36.   for   be thankful for“对……心存感激”。

37.   what   what引导宾语从句，在从句中做主语。

38.   to explain  ask sb to do“让某人做某事”。

39.   replied 句子应用一般过去时，谓语用过去式。

40.   while/as/because  while表示对比。或用as/because，表示嫉妒的原因。

e/so   where引导定语从句，修饰a farm。或用so，引导结果状语。

42. safer 由空后的large walls around our house和friends that will protect us之间的选择关系可知应用比较级。

43. Before 在旅行前，儿子认为自己家是富有的。

44. With  with在此表伴随。

45. speechless 儿子的话出乎父亲的意料，使父亲无言以对。speechless“无言的，不说话的”。

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